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republican. >> he really doesn't know the common man. >> reporter: the latest poll shows president obama with a ten-point lead over romney in ohio. cbs news has decided to move ohio from undecided to leans obama, a win for the president there would move him 18 electoral votes closer to win. that's 270. >> susan mcginnis in washington. in the nation's capital, vice president joe biden hosted a reception for hispanic leaders last night. he predicted most would see a hispanic president in their lifetime and took a swipe at mitt romney. >> when i hear some of our friends talk about, you know, a nation that is a culture of dependenc dependency, all i have to do is hang out with you guys. i mean it. all they got to do is look around this country and see the vibrancy of what is on the horizon. >> biden added the obama administration was determined to fix the nation's immigration policies. the prime minister of israel and palestinian president addressed the united nations general below. mahmoud ahmadinejad wants the u.n. to recognize palestine as an observer state. and israel presented their own
republican. >> he really doesn't know the common man. >> reporter: the latest poll shows president obama with a ten-point lead over romney in ohio. cbs news has decided to move ohio from undecided to leans obama, a win for the president there would move him 18 electoral votes closer to win. that's 270. >> susan mcginnis in washington. in the nation's capital, vice president joe biden hosted a reception for hispanic leaders last night. he predicted most would see a hispanic...
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obama in the lead over mitt romney. but the president has his eye on other battleground states too as he releases a new two-minute television ad. in it he takes on romney's economic plan and lays out a plan to spur job creation. romney campaigning in virginia where he'll talk to veterans at an american legion post. >>> a new search effort this morning for teamsters leader jimmy hoffa missing since 1975 as police sample soil in suburban detroit. investigators are following up on a tip someone who claimed he saw a man who may have been hoffa being buried in that spot 35 years ago. >> we believe he's credible enough he believes what he saw that something took place that day out of the ordinary. we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> hoffa was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detro
obama in the lead over mitt romney. but the president has his eye on other battleground states too as he releases a new two-minute television ad. in it he takes on romney's economic plan and lays out a plan to spur job creation. romney campaigning in virginia where he'll talk to veterans at an american legion post. >>> a new search effort this morning for teamsters leader jimmy hoffa missing since 1975 as police sample soil in suburban detroit. investigators are following up on a tip...
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. >> reporter: romney can't afford more polls like today's. after he was caught on tape disparaging the 47% of americans who pay no federal income tax, who he said feel like victims, today's "new york times" cbs poll finds romney trailing president obama by 12 points in pennsylvania, by 9 in florida, trailing by ten in ohio. fighting the perception by some voters he's out of touch. >> i've been across this country. my heart aches for the people i've seen. >> reporter: in his new ad romney looks right at voters. >> president obama and i both care about poor middle class families, the difference is my policies will make things better for them. >> reporter: barack obama was in ohio too talking less about his record and more about romney. >> i don't believe we can get very far with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims. >> reporter: the auto bailout helps the president here. ohio unemployment is 7.2%, better than most states. >> i need you to register to vote. i need you to start voting six days from now on october 2nd. >> re
. >> reporter: romney can't afford more polls like today's. after he was caught on tape disparaging the 47% of americans who pay no federal income tax, who he said feel like victims, today's "new york times" cbs poll finds romney trailing president obama by 12 points in pennsylvania, by 9 in florida, trailing by ten in ohio. fighting the perception by some voters he's out of touch. >> i've been across this country. my heart aches for the people i've seen. >>...
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obama today, two days ago in the last poll, he is 56 or 58% among college white women in colorado. >> abortion is a high intensity-ish on both sides of the debate. is important to keep in mind. when people say they ought to abandon their patients vision -- their position on that issue. spent ever punk and nominee endorsed virtually every blog and in the house voted four. i agree, abortion is what it is, and you do have justified. but i think other elements added, contraception came in, without previously. on all this i think is allowing obama to hold his vote among those women. >> another view is mccain-feingold change the situation. you have democrats as republicans in the '70s posed the first wave having to rely more upper-middle-class dollars. so that shaped what is the issue mix that the campaigns pay most attention to. >> immigration is not an issue that is a core base republican conservative issue. there's a sizable but minority group within the party who cares very deeply about it, but why has it become the position of the party now? when, in fact, there is such a huge and grow
obama today, two days ago in the last poll, he is 56 or 58% among college white women in colorado. >> abortion is a high intensity-ish on both sides of the debate. is important to keep in mind. when people say they ought to abandon their patients vision -- their position on that issue. spent ever punk and nominee endorsed virtually every blog and in the house voted four. i agree, abortion is what it is, and you do have justified. but i think other elements added, contraception came in,...
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president obama and mitt romney were keenly aware of the buckeye state's place in history. no republican has won the white house without it. romney went out of his way to show his compassionate side greeting world war ii veterans and courting working class families. >> these are tough times even for families with jobs. i know what it takes to get this economy going again. i care about the people of america. >> reporter: it's a delivered effort, analysts say, with a tv ad designed to show empathy and soften his image. >> president obama and i both care about poor, working class families, the difference is, my policies will make things better for them. >> reporter: and despite relentless criticism of obama care, romney touted how his own health care overhaul in massachusetts helped families. >> don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured, 100% of the kids in our state have health insurance, i don't think there's anything that shows more empathy and care about the people of this country than that kind of record. >> reporter: still, president obama is furiously working to
president obama and mitt romney were keenly aware of the buckeye state's place in history. no republican has won the white house without it. romney went out of his way to show his compassionate side greeting world war ii veterans and courting working class families. >> these are tough times even for families with jobs. i know what it takes to get this economy going again. i care about the people of america. >> reporter: it's a delivered effort, analysts say, with a tv ad designed to...
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president obama and governor mitt romney will be there. recent polls in virginia shows the president with a slight edge but in two of the battleground states ohio and florida the latest cbs news poll shows romney falling behind. as jan crawford reports some republicans are calling for their candidate to pick up the pace. jan? >> reporter: good morning. that's right. conservatives are really starting to get anxious when they look at some of those polls that i didn't pick up any of that. i did an interview with romney. he was measured. even skipped several chances to land some blows. he said look i'm going to stay on course, keep the message. he had some harsh words for the president but said i'm not going play that game. >> this is a campaign not about character assassination, even though i think that's what's come from the obama camp by and large. >> character assassination. has the obama. campaign engaged in character assassination. >> sure. they completely misrepresent my point of view as well as the reason why i'm in the race. the ameri
president obama and governor mitt romney will be there. recent polls in virginia shows the president with a slight edge but in two of the battleground states ohio and florida the latest cbs news poll shows romney falling behind. as jan crawford reports some republicans are calling for their candidate to pick up the pace. jan? >> reporter: good morning. that's right. conservatives are really starting to get anxious when they look at some of those polls that i didn't pick up any of that. i...
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president obama trying to boost himself in the polls with a new campaign ad aimed at romney's economic plan. >> governor romney believes with even bigger tax cuts for the wealthy, all of us will plus per. he doubled down on the same trickledown policies. >> these new ads are getting lots of attention as new polls show romney slipping in key states. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a look at the widening gap between the presidential candidates. good morning. >> reporter: jon, good morning. virginia is one of those key states. it's where both nominees will be today. the president, according to all the polls except for one this month, has a lead between one and eight percentage points. yesterday they were in ohio where according to the latest poll, quinnipiac university, president obama now has a ten-point lead over romney. but romney says he's not deterred. he'll do well there. >> i'm going to win ohio. i'm going to become the next president in part because i'm going to have support of people in ohio. >> reporter: early voting starts in ohio on tuesday, but in iowa, it starts to
president obama trying to boost himself in the polls with a new campaign ad aimed at romney's economic plan. >> governor romney believes with even bigger tax cuts for the wealthy, all of us will plus per. he doubled down on the same trickledown policies. >> these new ads are getting lots of attention as new polls show romney slipping in key states. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a look at the widening gap between the presidential candidates. good morning. >>...
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. >> the obama campaign making the push to get people to the polls soon, and not just here in ohio. more than 30 states allow folks to cast ballots early and in person. >> you're telling people, you don't have to wait until november 6. you can vote right away. >> in 2000, 18% of voters cast ballots before election day. in 2008, the number climbed tothis year, early ballots will 30%. top more than a third of all votes. >> people like the convenience of voting early. we see people doing that. >> the campaigns strategize to maximize this. spending months laying groundwork locking down the votes in october or september. some think democrats may have the advantage of this year. >> early voting is going to weigh toward the obama campaign perhaps decisively. >> i need your help on november 6 and every day till then. >> some argue every day until then. >> he doesn't have until november 6 to make the case. he has to make the case in the next couple of weeks for a lot of these voters. >> that includes voters in virginia, a key battleground state both presidential candidates will be visiting t
. >> the obama campaign making the push to get people to the polls soon, and not just here in ohio. more than 30 states allow folks to cast ballots early and in person. >> you're telling people, you don't have to wait until november 6. you can vote right away. >> in 2000, 18% of voters cast ballots before election day. in 2008, the number climbed tothis year, early ballots will 30%. top more than a third of all votes. >> people like the convenience of voting early. we...
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president obama with a ten-point lead over romney in ohio. and cbs has decided to move the state from undecided to leans obama which would leave the president just 15 electoral votes shy of the 270 needed to win. >>> major tourist attractions are closed, flights are grounded, cruise ships are docked all in athens, greece. thousands of greek workers took part in a general strike wednesday. they're all rallying against government spending cuts and tax hikes. police had to use tear gas when this of the protests became violent. >>> egyptian president morsi addressed the general assembly for the first time. he addressed the war in syria. >> we have more on the address and the protest against iran's president. >> reporter: egypt's newly elected president praised his country's revolution during his first appearance at the u.n. general assembly. >> today every egyptian shares a sense of self-confidence. >> reporter: he called for the world to step in to end the violence in syria. >> we all have to move the world over to put an end to this tragedy. it
president obama with a ten-point lead over romney in ohio. and cbs has decided to move the state from undecided to leans obama which would leave the president just 15 electoral votes shy of the 270 needed to win. >>> major tourist attractions are closed, flights are grounded, cruise ships are docked all in athens, greece. thousands of greek workers took part in a general strike wednesday. they're all rallying against government spending cuts and tax hikes. police had to use tear gas...
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the polls show president obama pulling ahead in some critical states. >> but there's one place he's almost certain to lose. the small town of romney, west virginia. it's slightly northwest of winchester, virginia and about due south of cumberland, maryland. it's a friendly place except when it comes to politics. >> reporter: almost heaven romneyites say. a place steeped in history. >> this is my little town. welcome to romney. >> reporter: romney is the oldest town in the oldest county in west virginia. and the republicans have been lobbying to get the presidential nominee who shares the town's name to stop by. >> we certainly look forward to having president mitt romney come and help celebrate with us. >> reporter: g.o.p. headquarters sits on one side of route 50. democrat be hq's -- democratic hq's just across the highway. and the chamber of commerce sits between them. >> talk family, talk schools, friends. just don't talk politics. >> reporter: they subscribe to the same philosophy at the courthouse corner cafe. >> politics are kind of bad for business. >> reporter: but it doesn't alway
the polls show president obama pulling ahead in some critical states. >> but there's one place he's almost certain to lose. the small town of romney, west virginia. it's slightly northwest of winchester, virginia and about due south of cumberland, maryland. it's a friendly place except when it comes to politics. >> reporter: almost heaven romneyites say. a place steeped in history. >> this is my little town. welcome to romney. >> reporter: romney is the oldest town in...